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Fact of the Day - WHITE ON LABOR DAY IS A NO-NO Did you know... After the Civil War, the wives of the super-rich came up with a number of fashion laws to separate the old money crowd from those with vulgar new money. Wearing white in the summer makes sense. Desert dwellers have known for thousands of years that white clothing seems to keep you a little bit cooler than other colors. But wearing white only during the summer? While no one is completely sure when or why this fashion rule came into effect, the best guess is that it had something to do with snobbery in the late 1800s and early 1900s. After the Civil War, the wives of the super-rich ruled high society with an iron fist. As more and more people became millionaires, though, it was difficult to differentiate between respectable old money families and those who only had vulgar new money. By the 1880s, to tell who was acceptable and who was not, the women who were already “in” felt it necessary to create dozens of fashion rules that everyone in the know had to follow. That way, if a woman showed up at the opera in a dress that cost more than most Americans made in a whole year, but it had the wrong sleeve length, other women would know not to give her the time of day. Not wearing white outside the summer months was reportedly another one of these silly rules. White was for weddings and resort wear, not dinner parties in the fall. Of course, it could get extremely hot in September, and wearing white might make sense. But if you wanted to be appropriately attired you just did not do it. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, and society eventually adopted it as the natural endpoint for summer fashion. Not everyone followed this rule. Even some socialites continued to buck the trend—most famously Coco Chanel, who regularly wore white year-round. Though the rule was originally enforced by only a few hundred women, over the decades it trickled down to everyone else. By the 1950s, women’s magazines made it clear to middle class America: White clothing was dug out on Memorial Day and went back into storage after Labor Day. These days the fashion world is much more relaxed about what colors to wear and when, but every year you will still hear people say that white after Labor Day is unacceptable, all thanks to some snobby millionaires who decided that was a fashion no-no more than 100 years ago. Source: Why Can’t You Wear White After Labor Day?

What's the Word: APPETENCY pronunciation: [APP-ə-dən-see] Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, early 17th century Meaning: 1. A longing or desire. 2. A natural tendency or affinity. Examples: "Ice cream topped with pickles was the strangest appetency that she had during her pregnancy." "My grandfather passed along his appetency for woodworking and carving." About Appetency The Latin verb "appetere," meaning "to seek after," is the root of both "appetency" and "appetite." In addition to the definition of "hunger," "appetency" also means "a natural inclination for something." If you have an appetency for cooking, you might want to consider culinary school. Did you Know? One usage of "appetency" ("a longing or desire") is as a synonym for "appetite," but it has a stronger implication of craving attached to it. If you use "appetency" instead of "appetite," there might be an emotional hunger associated with your desire.

Fact of the Day - COCKROACHES Did you know.... Cockroaches have a reputation for being indestructible. But they may not be as totally immune to radiation as people think. Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice; still others say in a nuclear apocalypse that will annihilate humanity while leaving cockroaches intact. It’s an unhappy picture, Homo sapiens being completely wiped out by its own technology as the little pests inherit the Earth, but is the possibility fact, or just science fiction? Long Live the Cockroach Unfortunately, it looks like the bugs win this one. They’ve already survived one nuclear attack: The cockroach survival theory surfaced in the wake of the 1945 atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when reports began to circulate that the only signs of life remaining between the two cities were cockroaches scurrying among the ruins. With that kind of evidence, it’s reasonable enough to infer that even more nuclear weapons won’t be enough to keep them down, but it always helps to test a hypothesis. As usual, that’s where the Mythbusters stepped in. The Discovery Channel team conducted an experiment on German cockroaches to see just how much radiation they can stand before kicking the tiny bucket, and it’s a lot—more than we frail humans can handle, for sure. A month after their initial exposure to 1000 radon units (rads) of cobalt 60—an amount sufficient to kill a human in just 10 minutes of exposure—about half of the cockroach sample was still alive and thriving, which is all the more impressive considering the normal mortality rate of insects with only a 6-to-9-month life span. The second condition upped the dose of radiation to 10,000 rads, about the equivalent amount of exposure that would result from an atomic bomb, and 10 percent of the cockroaches were still around to tell the tale a month later. The 100,000 rads condition proved that at least cockroaches aren’t invincible: None of them made it through, which would be more tragic if they didn’t still possess superhuman levels of radiation immunity. Could Other Animals Survive Extreme Radiation? Detractors from the theory that roaches will someday rule the Earth don’t disagree with the findings that the little creepy-crawlies would easily outlive us after nuclear fallout; their argument is that there are other, even more radiation-resistant organisms out there. Tardigrades—which have been shown to survive in space—would have a good chance. Some wood-boring insects, as well as their eggs, can survive exposure to as much as 68,000 rads, while it would take about 64,000 to take out the common fruit fly. Habrobracon hebetor, a type of parasitic wasp, easily takes the radiation-resistance championship with its ability to survive up to 180,000 rads—somewhere around 200 times as much resistance as any human possesses. But, even if they did make it through a gnarly nuclear blast, a lack of food (and a severely changed environment) could hinder their ability to survive longterm. “It is difficult to know what the long term impacts of the radiation would be on those animals and how this would ripple up the food chain,” Corrie Moreau, a professor of arthropod biosystematics and biodiversity at Cornell University, told Newsweek. “We really have to hope we do not see this experiment play out.” Source: Could Cockroaches Really Survive a Nuclear War?

What's the Word: POTATION pronunciation: [po-TEY-shən] Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, 15th century Meaning: 1. A drink. 2. The action of drinking alcohol. Examples: "Sit down and join me for a potation." "A majority of the plans for the bachelor party concerned copious amounts of potation." About Potation Po-TEY-tion, po-TAH-tion. Actually, potation has nothing to do with potatoes. The Latin verb "potare" means "to drink," and that turned into "potation" in Old French and then Middle English. The noun form means "a drink" or "the action of drinking." Did you Know? Head to your favorite watering hole and order a potation. It’s not a fancy cocktail made by a mixologist; it’s just a drink. "Potation" is a bit of an old-fashioned term for a beverage, usually an alcoholic one. Bartender’s choice when you ask for a potation.

Fact of the Day - SLEEPING DOLPHINS Did you know... Metallica lyrics notwithstanding, most humans would find it impossible to sleep with one eye open. Dolphins, on the other hand, can’t sleep any other way. That’s because, unlike us, they don’t breathe automatically and have to remain conscious in order to do so actively. The solution to this predicament is called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, in which one half of the brain rests while the other remains awake. When the right half of a dolphin’s brain is sleeping, its left eye is closed, and vice versa; they periodically alternate which side of the brain is asleep in order to rest fully while retaining consciousness. While sleeping, dolphins may rest motionless or swim slowly and steadily near the water’s surface. Dolphins aren’t the only species with strange sleeping patterns. A number of their fellow sea creatures, from beluga whales to sea lions, also exhibit unihemispheric sleep. On the extra adorable end of the spectrum are otters, who float belly-up and often hold hands with one another so as to not drift apart while snoozing. Great Frigatebirds, meanwhile, sleep in 10-second bursts while remaining airborne for as long as two months at a time. And, like dolphins, they do it with one eye open. Bottlenose dolphins call each other by unique names. Bottlenose dolphins are talkative creatures. Their communication skills, which have been called “sophisticated” and “novel,” include referring to each other by unique names. These “names” consist of learned, distinctive whistles that individual dolphins both broadcast and respond to, and they’re smart enough to not respond to other whistles. Researchers have also noticed that individual bottlenose dolphins copy the signature whistles of others, as a way of finding lost friends and family in the sea. Source: Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

What's the Word: DALLY pronunciation: [DAL-ee] Part of speech: verb Origin: Old French, 15th century Meaning: 1. Act or move slowly. 2. Have a casual romantic liaison with. Examples: "I was enjoying the spring weather so much that I dallied on my way back to the office." "He's not looking for a serious relationship, but he has been known to dally with a new romance." About Dally Here's a handy little verb with two different definitions. You probably won't dally if you're going to dally with someone. If you're dallying (having a casual romantic relationship), there's not a long courtship, so you won't dally (delay) going on a few dates. Did you Know? In Old French, "dailer" meant "to chat." As the word progressed into English, it adopted the definitions of "to move slowly" and "to have a romantic entanglement." Then it acquired another usage of a casual, noncommittal interest in anything. You might while away some time by having a leisurely chat that could lead to romance or perhaps a new acquaintanceship — these are all forms of dallying.

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Fact of the Day - LITMUS TEST Did you know... A popular idiom, explained. In a 2024 New York Times piece exploring the controversy over married couples in Japan using separate surnames, the Times headline read: “A Litmus Test in Japan: Should Spouses Have Different Surnames?” Likewise, a story about the Los Angeles Kings dropping a hockey game to the Las Vegas Knights was described as a “litmus test” for the California team. In the media and elsewhere, various parties seem to constantly be faced with a litmus test about their political views, athletic prowess, or overall capabilities. But what exactly is litmus, and why is it constantly being invoked as a metaphor for testing one’s worth? The Origin of Litmus Test While litmus test is typically used as an idiom, there’s actually a literal meaning to it. Litmus is a kind of coloring or dye derived from lichen, the hybrid fungi-algae growth commonly found on rocks. It’s used in chemistry to differentiate an acid from a base. If one dips litmus paper in a solution and it turns red, it’s acidic, but if it turns blue, it's alkaline. The litmus test is binary, or a kind of pass-fail measure. The Oxford English Dictionary cites litmus as being derived from the Dutch leecmos and dates use of litmus in the literal sense to the 1500s. The figurative term first shows up in print in the late 1800s. (“The alleged investigation will not stand the litmus paper test of public opinion,” asserted an 1896 Pittsburgh Press article.) To put something to a litmus test is to imply the situation relies solely on one single determining factor. Something is, or something is not—the litmus test determines which. The Kings failed their litmus test of getting past the Stanley Cup champions the Knights; voters in Japan will or will not vote for a prime minister candidate based on the litmus test of how they feel about separate surnames. One could also go on a date and see how their company treats waitstaff. If they’re kind, that could mean passing a litmus test of compatibility. A literal litmus test essentially sets a goal that has an objective value: The solution is or is not acidic. A figurative litmus test sets a subjective threshold. If you use litmus test to refer to worthiness or quality, you might be thinking of another, similar idiom: the acid test. Litmus Test vs. Acid Test Like litmus test, acid test is another term borrowed from chemistry, where nitric acid is used to evaluate the presence of gold. The idiom acid test is to challenge the value or quality of something. You may find an acid test incorporates several factors whereas a litmus test is nominally used for a single determining factor. Voters, for example, may weigh several issues during a presidential debate, meaning the candidates will be undergoing an acid test. If they’re asked one pointed question about a single incendiary topic, that may be the litmus test of the debate. The two idioms otherwise hew fairly close together, with each used to assess the overall quality or worth of an opinion, person, or event. Because the literal term is so easily applied—the litmus test is merely watching a cheap piece of paper change color, or not—a figurative litmus test is also typically something relatively easy to arrange or witness. A 20-page quiz on history is not exactly a litmus test of one’s knowledge. If anything, it’s more of an acid test—or just a plain test. Sitting down to eat at a new restaurant, on the other hand, might prompt one to choose a single dish as a litmus test. If a new eatery makes a hard-to-prepare meal, a patron may use that as evidence of its overall competency. But another customer may want to eat several meals or courses and assess a business’s overall service, making it an acid test. If you label something a litmus test, it’s probably something easily applied, evaluated, and experienced that will help others form an opinion. Asking someone if they know the etymology of the litmus test is, in its way, a method of measuring their grasp of linguistics—a litmus test of a litmus test. Source: Why Is It Called a “Litmus Test”?

What's the Word: VALEDICTION pronunciation: [val-ih-DIK-shən] Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, mid-17th century Meaning: 1. The action of saying farewell. 2. A statement or address made at or as a farewell. Examples: "Make sure to give your mother a valediction before you leave for the weekend." "I always struggle with choosing an appropriate valediction for emails to my boss." About Valediction Valedict- serves as the root for several related words. There's "valediction" ("the act of saying farewell"), "valedictorian" ("the student chosen to deliver a farewell address at a commencement ceremony"), and "valedictory," which is both the noun for a farewell speech and an adjective describing something of a farewell nature. Did you Know? If you're a regular at Christian church services, you likely recognize "benediction" as the blessing given at the end of the service. "Valediction" has a similar Latin etymology. "Bene" in Latin is "to wish well or bless." "Vale" is "goodbye," and "dicere" is "to say" in Latin. A benediction and a valediction — depending on the context — are both appropriate ways to say goodbye.

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Fact of the Day - EARTH'S SHAPE CHANGING Did you know... At a glance, the universe looks pretty well organized, with perfectly spherical planets orbiting in concentric circles around a glowing orb. But things are a lot more complicated in reality. For example, while our Earth looks like a sphere when viewed from space, it’s actually an irregularly shaped ellipsoid (think a flattened sphere) because of the centrifugal force of its rotation. And its weirdness doesn’t stop there: The precise shape of the Earth is also changing all the time. Many things affect the shape of the Earth. The drifting of tectonic plates form entirely new landmasses, and the Earth’s crust is still rebounding from the last ice age 16,000 years ago. While these minute adjustments go mostly unseen, other shape-altering events — such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and asteroid strikes (RIP to our Cretaceous friends) — are hard to miss. But the Earth also changes shape by the hour, and humans can watch it happen … sort of. Every day (roughly), the Earth experiences two periods of high and low tide, where the gravitational effects of the moon and sun affect the movement of our oceans, and as a result, the shape of the planet, if only temporarily. So even if the Earth’s shape isn’t exactly perfect, it's certainly dynamic. The Earth’s orbit around the sun also changes shape over time. All planets travel in an ellipse around the sun, and the amount this elliptical journey departs from a perfect circle (represented by the value “0”) is known as an orbit’s “eccentricity.” This elliptical orbit means the Earth is closer to and farther from the sun at certain times of the year. Perhaps counterintuitively, the Earth’s closest approach to the sun, also known as its perihelion, occurs in early January, and its farthest distance (aphelion) happens in early July. Over the course of roughly 100,000 years, due to gravitational forces, the Earth’s orbit will fluctuate between almost 0 and 0.07 (which is still a nearly imperceptible ellipse). But these small numbers are much bigger when multiplied by the size of the solar system. Currently, the Earth at only about 0.017 eccentricity is enough to make the planet 3.1 million miles closer to the sun at perihelion compared to aphelion. Still, that difference isn’t enough to affect the seasons on Earth — those are caused by the planet’s axial tilt, and not the relatively small changes in our planet’s distance from the giant ball of gas at the center of our solar system. Source: The Earth’s shape is constantly changing.

What's the Word: SWAIN pronunciation: [sweyn] Part of speech: noun Origin: Old Norse, 14th century Meaning: 1. A young lover or suitor. 2. A country youth. Examples: "The eager swain showed up at her door with a bouquet of flowers to ask her to prom." "The swain didn't often leave the farm, but he went into town for supplies once a month." About Swain In Old Norse, "sveinn" meant "boy" or "servant." Old English adopted "swain" to describe a young man attending a knight. It picked up a few more definitions over the years, with "swain" meaning "a country youth" and then "a gentleman suitor." The courting version stuck around thanks to romantic literature. Did you Know? Swain is an old-fashioned term for a beau, boyfriend, or suitor. While the term isn't used much these days, you might try introducing a new love as your swain — the charming moniker could win over your friends and family.

Fact of the Day - ARTIFICIAL BANANA FLAVOR Did you know.... Artificial banana flavoring was first sold in the United States around the 1850s, predating the widespread availability of the tropical fruit itself by more than two decades. Bananas were a known commodity in the United States for most of the 19th century, as the first recorded shipment arrived in New York City in 1804. But those shipments were rare and limited, and the fruit remained a highly desirable exotic luxury that few Americans had access to. In an effort to capitalize on these culinary curiosities, a so-called “banana essence” was created and sold in the U.S. by 1855. This flavoring was added to sugar candy and marketed as a purportedly authentic alternative to the fruit itself before advances in shipping and refrigeration made it easier to import bananas en masse. Real bananas only became widely available in the United States beginning in the 1870s. As noted by historian John Soluri in his 2005 book Banana Cultures, the fruit was slowly but surely introduced to the country through Central America via small-scale farms in Cuba and Jamaica. Bananas were later unveiled to the masses at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, where they were wrapped in foil and sold for a dime each. The fair helped the formerly exotic fruit gain widespread popularity throughout the U.S. decades after the artificial flavor first came on the scene. The odorous durian fruit is banned in public areas throughout Asia. Durian is a fruit native to Southeast Asia that’s highly desired for its unique flavor — but along with that flavor comes an intense and pungent aroma that’s been compared to sewage or rotten food. This odor is so potent that the fruit is banned in public spaces throughout the region, including on public transportation and in hotels. Singapore is among the places with notably strict durian bans, having prohibited the fruit on public transport since 1988. Many Singaporean hotels charge lofty cleaning fees if a durian odor is detected in a guest’s room; the city’s Carlton City Hotel, for instance, imposes a fine of 500 Singapore dollars (roughly $391 USD). Despite the food’s notorious smell, however, it remains a popular and desirable item at many local restaurants and marketplaces. Source: Artificial banana flavoring was common in the U.S. long before real bananas.

What's the Word: REDOLENT pronunciation: [RED-ihl-ənt] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, 15th century Meaning: 1. Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something). 2. Strongly smelling of. Examples: "The small homes are redolent of the original ones in the city." "The aromas of spring are redolent with flowers and freshly cut grass." About Redolent You can use "redolent" to describe anything that reminds you of something else, but the original usage was related to smell. In Latin, "red" means "back, or again," and "olere" means "to smell." That gives us "redolent" in Latin, meaning "giving out a strong smell." The spelling and meaning passed through to Old French and into Middle English in the 15th century. Did you Know? Scent is one of the most powerful triggers for memory. Incoming smells pass through the olfactory bulb in your nose, directly to the hippocampus and amygdala. These areas in your brain are responsible for emotion and memory. This pathway explains why a kitchen redolent of baking cookies might remind you of your grandma.

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Fact of the day - WHALES AND DOLPHINS Did you know.... An analysis of nearly 200 photos and videos shows that whales and dolphins engage in more playful interactions than previously thought. Whales and dolphins don’t just share the ocean; they appear to enjoy each other’s company, too. A new paper published in the journal Discover Animals provides insights into the social dynamics of these marine mammals. Whales and Dolphins Have Fun Together According to Smithsonian magazine, researchers from Griffith University in Australia pulled nearly 200 videos and photos of whale and dolphin interactions from the internet for their study. The posts were made over 20 years across 17 different countries, though most were from the U.S. and Australia. Additionally, the scientists obtained footage from cameras attached to two humpback whales. What they found was surprising. Per a statement from the university, the videos showed interactions between six baleen whale species (including humpback, gray, and fin whales) and 13 dolphin species (like bottlenose, common, and Pacific wide-sided dolphins) that appeared to be playful. What’s more is that dolphins were usually the ones to begin these encounters, and humpbacks appeared to be their preferred playmates. It seems that humpbacks are game to goof around, as they were the least likely whale species to show behaviors that may indicate aggression (e.g., tail slaps or headbutts) in repsonse to the dolphins. The cameras on the humpback whales even showed footage of them swimming to the bottom of the ocean with bottlenose dolphins to engage in apparent play. The most common type of social interaction between dolphins and whales involved the former swimming near the latter’s heads. This action could be perceived as a dolphin’s one-sided way of playing as well as a more efficient mode of swimming. That said, a quarter of these social interactions appeared to be mutual, implying that playful encounters between whales and dolphins might be more common than scientists previously believed. Source: Study Reveals Surprising Dynamic Between Whales and Dolphins

What's the Word: DEMUR pronunciation: [də-mər] Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, 12th century Meaning: 1. Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. 2. (Law) Put forward a demurrer. Examples: "This is an open forum — please demur if you don't agree." "If you don't agree with the charge, your lawyer can demur." About Demur Like many words that are rooted in Latin, "demur" took a progression through other languages to get to English. In Latin, "de-" means "away or completely," and "morari" means "delay." It moved into Old French as "demourer" (verb) and "demeure" (noun), and as it moved from French into Middle English, "demur" meant "to delay." However, it's also an objection — maybe even an objection at a delay. Did you Know? To demur means to object, doubt, or show your reluctance. The verb is also used in a legal sense to file a demurrer, or objection. But if you don't have any qualms, you might use "demur" as a noun. "Demur" is almost always used in the negative as a noun: "I agreed to his compromise without demur."

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Fact of the Day - 'GYRO' Did you know... It’s a notoriously tricky one, so don’t feel too bad if you haven’t been getting it right. Alongside philosophy, democracy, and the Olympics, the gyro is one of the most famous—and delicious—things invented by the Greeks. It’s a classic street food dish widespread in Greece as well as in Greek restaurants across the U.S. But if you grew up outside its nation of origin, you may have a hard time pronouncing the food item the next time you order one. So is it “jee-roh”, “jye-roh”, or “yee-roh”? What Exactly Is a Gyro? Gyros consist of a pita wrap containing meat (usually pork and beef in Greece, while lamb is more common in the U.S.) sliced off a vertical rotisserie. Typical toppings include onions and tomato, as well as tzatziki sauce made from yogurt and grated cucumber. In Greece, it’s also typical to receive your gyro with French fries inside. Though the exact origins of the gyro aren’t known, it’s definitely not a new concept. Legend has it that the sandwich may have made its first appearance during the time of Alexander the Great. It’s said that soldiers on the move would use their long blades to skewer meat and roast it over fires, beginning the rotisserie tradition. Though we don’t know for sure if this story has merit, we do know the sandwich is similar to Turkish doner kebab and Levantine shawarma, and that it has undoubtedly influenced and been influenced by these Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes. As is the case with immigrants everywhere, Greeks have brought their food traditions with them across the globe. From 1965 to1980, the United States experienced a wave of immigration from Greece. The largest number of immigrants ultimately settled in New York, many in the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. This wave unsurprisingly coincided with the first major popularization of the gyro in America. In a 1971 article about the sudden boom in gyro sales in Manhattan, The New York Times claimed they were “selling like hot dogs.” How to Pronounce “Gyro” Correctly The arrival of the gyro immediately caused pronunciation issues for the American public, however. In its article, The New York Times made sure to clarify its pronunciation: “year-oh.” It’s not a particularly intuitive word for native English speakers, leading to all sorts of mispronunciations, like “gee-roh” and “jee-roh.” Part of the problem arises from the transliteration of the Greek gamma, or γ. Gamma generally represents the “g” sound in the Greek alphabet, pronounced like the “g” in “gift.” When gamma comes before “ee” and “eh” sounds, however, like the one in gyro, that hard “g” sound turns into more of a rough “y.” Hence the word is “year-oh” instead of “gee-roh.” It’s a pretty specific rule of Greek pronunciation, so it’s unlikely anyone would hold it against you if you got things mixed up when ordering. Luckily, you’ll probably end up with the tasty sandwich you were looking for, even if you do ask for a “jye-roh.” Source: The Right Way to Pronounce ‘Gyro’